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J. PHILLIPS. OPEN AIR SLEEPING GOMPARTMEN T.

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OPEN AIR SLEEPING GOMPARTMENT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1909.

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JOSEPH PHILLIPS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

OPEN-AIR SLEEPING-COMPARTMENT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

Application filed September 9, 1909. Serial No. 516,917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Open-Air Sleeping-Compartments, of which the following is a specification.

The'plague tuberculosis, being the immediate cause of so large a proportion of the deaths of people in this and other countries, has spurred men of science to a study of the character of the disease, and of methods of preventing it, and of curing it, of which methods that known as the open air treatment has had so large a success, that it receives almost universal indorsement. One of the features of this treatment is sleeping in the open air. This has caused many people, even suchas have no symptoms of the disease, to build permanent open air sleeping compartments upon their houses. This however entails a large outlay of money, and in many instances detracts from the usefulness of the room upon the exterior of which the compartment is built.

It is the object of my invention to provide a compartment which may be installed at comparatively small expense, may be collapsed readily so as not to obstruct light and air to the room upon the external walls of which it is placed, and also may readily be prepared for occupancy. This object is attained by the means described in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which z- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a compartment embodying my invention, in position for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view of it, when folded against the wall of the building. Fig. 3 is a sectional View upon line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail end view of the folding bed, and of the bottom of side wall of the compartment, the dotted lines showing the bed as folded during the day. Fig. 5 is a detail view, showing in end elevation the floor partially folded. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the floor folded and in its horizontal position, and of the instruments for effecting the movement of the floor and its supporting brackets. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of part of a supporting bracket and the instrument for rotating it to its operative and inoperative position. Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken upon line 88 Fig. 3, upon an enlarged scale. Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken upon line 99 of Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view of the floor, one half thereof only being shown, and the floor being shown in its expanded position with the frame of a folding bed shown located upon it. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the floor and the bed showing them partially folded. This View shows the half of the floor and the bed, which is not shown in Fig. 10.

I will describe the floor construction, then the sides and front, and then the roof or canopy.

The floor consists of three longitudinal panels A, A and A Panels A and A have upon their sides and ends upturned flanges a 0. a a and panel A has upon its ends flanges a Panels A and A are hinged to panel A at a and of and connecting the flanges a and a are two links a a which are pivoted together. Panel A is of a width equal to the combined heights of flanges a and (4 so that the bottom may be folded into the shape of a closed box, with flanges a resting upon flanges a, flange a resting upon flange a, and panel A forming the side of the box opposite flanges a a". Panels A, A have longitudinal eye beams a", a a a secured to them. Panel A has secured to it journal sleeves a, a, a which engage horizontal rods a which are secured to the wall of the building beneath a window. Be neath rods a, there are secured to the building journal plates 6 7) upon which brackets B B are hinged. Brackets B, B, carry blocks or sections of eye beams 6 Z), 6 which are adapted to fit under eye beams (4 a (6 Brackets B B having projecting from them sockets 6 into which the square end of a crank B may be inserted, through holes in the window ledge, as shown in Fig. 2, to rotate the brackets to their operative or inoperative positions. Eye beams a at having holes in their flanges, through which a rod A may be inserted, as illustrated in Fig. 2 to raise the floor from a pendent to a horizontal position. After the floor has been raised, brackets B B may be swung outward, beneath it by means of crank B The bar A and the crank B are then removed from the floor and the brackets respectively and stored away.

There are two parts which constitute the ends and the side of the compartment. Since these parts are the same in construction I will describe but one of them in detail. Each of res said parts consists of four frames D D D and D which are hinged together at d (Z (Z Each frame is made substantially rectangular, and has an intermediate cross bar, such as a cross bar (Z of frame D. Between the intermediate cross bars and the bottoms and tops respectively of the frames secondary frames D* D are hinged in each main frame. These secondary frames may have lattices or screens secured to them, or in case it is desired to make a sun-parlor may be closed with glass. Panels D D have e11- larged tapered tops (Z (Z Panels D are secured to the wall of the house in the following manner :J ournal plates E E shown in Fig. 2 are secured to the wall of the house. Sockets 6 c are hinged to the inner edges of panel D.. Rod 6 is secured in the journal plates E E, and this rod passes through the sockets e e. The panel D may be rotated about this rod 0 To brace the panels D D in their expanded position I utilize a series of links 9 which are pivoted together at their centers and ends. The two inner links are pivoted to sockets g 9 which are journaled upon the rod 6 The link 9 has a foot g with downturned and inturned flanges, which are adapted to engage angle plates 9 g which are secured to the outer ends of flanges a? of the panel A of the floor. One of the panels D has a hook h which engages an eye it of the other panel D when the panels have been expanded so as to meet as shown in Fig. l. The roof or canopy K is secured to the wall immediately upon the panels D, and has a suitable pole in secured to its free side.

I will now describe the bed and the manner of mounting it upon the floor :The

ends of the bed frame M consist of two bars on m hinged together at m To the end of the bar in a leg m is hinged so as to be capable of being folded inward as illustrated in Fig. 10. To the outer end of the bar m, a leg m is pivoted; said leg has pivoted to it a brace rod m which is slotted at m to engage pin m which is secured to the bar m. The bar m is pivoted to the panel a by means of links m m as shown in Fig. 11.

The operation of the parts are as follows :Suppose the compartment to be collapsed and folded as illustrated in Fig. 2. The floor is raised by means of the rod A and the brackets are swung outward by means of the crank B When the brackets B B are thus swung outward, they become locked" in position by engaging the lugs a, a upon the bottom of the eye beam ca The panels D D D D are then swung "outward toward the floor, and are opened out so that the panels D D stand adjacent to the ends of the floor. The pivoted links 9 are then expanded and feet g of the links 9 are engaged with the angle irons g, g". Then the panels D D at each end of the floor are swung inward and the panels D are secured together to complete the side of the compartment. Then the canopy is unrolled to the position shown in Fig. l. The flange a is laid flat upon the sill so as not to form an obstruction to those persons who may be passing in and out of the compartment. In folding the compartment the operations are the reverse of those just described. In folding the bed the frame is folded about the hinges at so that the bars 772 rest upon the bars at. hen the floor has been folded the bed rests within the box formed by the panels and their flanges.

hat I claim is 1. A compartment of the character described, comprising folding panels secured to a vertical wall and cooperating to form a side and end walls of the compartment, a folding floor hinged to the vertical supporting wall of the panels, brackets hinged to the supporting wall for holding said floor in an operative position, links for engaging the floor and holding the panels in place, and means for locking the panels together and in an operative position.

2. A compartment of the character described, comprising panels hinged together in two sets and pivotally mounted on a vertical supporting wall, a floor hinged to the supporting wall and movable to an operative and inoperative position, brackets for supporting the floor in the operative position, links for engaging said floor and for holding the panels forming the ends of the compartment in place, means for locking the sets of the two panels together and in an operative position, and a folding cover for said compartment engaging the tops of said panels.

3. A compartment of the character described comprising panels hinged together in two sets and pivotally mounted on a vertical supporting wall, a floor pivotally mounted on the supporting wall and movable to an operative and an inoperative position, brackets pivotally mounted on the supporting wall for supporting the floor, extendible links for engaging said floor and for holding said panels in place, means for moving said floor to the operative or inoperative position, means for moving said brackets, means for locking the two sets of panels together in an operative position, and a folding cover for the compartment.

JOSEPH PHILLIPS.

Witnesses C. OSKAMP DALLER, WVALTEI: F. MURRAY. 

